Jai Opetaia (27-0, 21 KO) made weight for the first heavyweight limit, up to 90.7 kg, ahead of his title defense for the IBF version. Today at the weigh-in, the Australian showed a result of 90.45 kg. His opponent — Claudio Squeo (17-0, 9 KO) was much lighter. The Italian weighed in at a “mere” 86.65 kg.
The broadcast of this evening will begin on Sunday morning on the DAZN platform. Start at 12:00 Kyiv time. The pair will meet as part of the Tasman Fighters tournament at the Gold Coast conference center arena in Queensland, Australia.
Even before the weigh-in with Squeo and his “underweight,” Opetaia was considered the clear favorite, and the meeting with the Italian was seen as no more than a warm-up before future, tougher fights and potential unification bouts with Gilberto Ramirez and Badou Jack.
